Tag: Blogging form A to Z April 2024 Challenge

Blogging From A to Z April Challenge Winner

I didn’t think I would finish the A to Z April 2024 Blogging Challenge. Writing a post every day for a month, except for Sundays, seemed impossible since I hadn’t written a post for the past two months. However, if I didn’t do the A to Z Challenge, I decided I would discontinue my blog.…… Continue reading Blogging From A to Z April Challenge Winner

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: K

Aging: the Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable K is for Keep It Moving Twyla Tharp’s book is different from the usual books and articles I’ve read on “successful” aging that focus on scientific studies. Twyla mixes common sense, creative motivation, and lots of interesting anecdotal stories about famous folks, mostly in the arts, such…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: K

Blogging from A to Z Challenge: H

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable H is for Hearing My 20-year-old grandson told me that his friend has the same hearing aids that I have. I was showing him how I can program my hearing aids on my I Phone to provide different sound levels and clarity depending on where I was.…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z Challenge: H

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: G

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable G is for The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully I was given this book a few years ago by a friend and fellow writer who happens to be my age. Once when the heavy load of aging troubled me, she thoughtfully gifted me this book.  It’s…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: G

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: F

Aging: The good, the bad, and the Tolerable F is for Friends On our weekly Zoom meeting, Lois is recounting all the things that have gone wrong with her day. It’s pathetic. She is seriously outlining the details until she looks up at the screen and sees me with my hand over my mouth to…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: F

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: E

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable E is for Exercise I follow the blog: Better Health While Aging by Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH. Her blog is a common sense, understandable, practical guide about aging well for both the elderly and their caregivers. Exercise is important. It can mean the difference between remaining independent…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: E

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: C

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable C is for Classes As a retirement present when I left the Veterans Hospital in Durham, NC, I received a gift certificate for a couple of writing classes. My fellow nurses understood that one of my goals in retirement was to write—and be published. The first class…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: C